timschochet
Footballguy
Yeah that’s a recurring problem- it’s the same with Ramble Tamble and Suzie Q. I mind it less with Grapevine.
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The 100 Greatest Classic Rock Albums Of All Time: 60. Van Halen (2 Viewers)
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Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
If they had done something interesting with the extension, I'd like it better. I'm ok with the first 3 or 4 minutes, but then it just goes into a snooze.
timschochet
Footballguy
72. Steely Dan- Can’t Buy A Thrill (1972)
Classic rock radio hits: Reelin’ In The Years, Do It Again, Dirty Work
Steely Dan’s debut album brought a level of sophistication and jazz to rock music that was largely new at the time. But on this record they also produced some of the best hits of the era.
Note: Steely Dan is one of those bands appearing on this list with an extremely devoted fan base very well educated in their music. I am not one of them; at best I am a casual fan. So if in my review I write something completely wrong or ignorant, apologies beforehand.
Do It Again
A really brilliant single. I might have selected a different instrument than organ for the bridge; otherwise it’s almost perfect.
Dirty Work
Is this the only hit by the band not sung by Donald Fagan? I know he was concerned about his vocals on this album (though I really like them.) In any case this is a really good hit of the era.
Kings
Jazz rock and I find the bridge nearly unlistenable. Not a fan.
Midnite Cruiser
I like this. Im pretty sure I’ve heard it on the radio. Perhaps I should have included it on the hit list?
Only A Fool Would Say That
So I’ve listened to this album 4-5 times in preparation for this write up, and this short tune has really grown on me. At first I thought, “meh, just filler” but now I think it’s a very good deep cut.
Reelin’ In The Years
For me this band’s best ever song. Love the lyrics, and especially the love the guitar by “Skunk” Baxter, a fascinating character who in later years became a missile specialist who has worked with the Pentagon and Department of Defense.
Fire In The Hole
Starts out with a great piano solo. But this sort of jazz rock is just not something I can enjoy for very long.
Brooklyn (Owes the Charmer Under ‘Me)
This is the other song not sung by Fagan. More palatable to me than the really jazzy stuff. A good deep cut.
Change of the Guard
Pretty standard pop. It’s fine.
Turn That Heartbeat Over Again
More jazz but better than Kings or Fire In the Hoke in terms of accessibility (at least for me).
Classic rock radio hits: Reelin’ In The Years, Do It Again, Dirty Work
Steely Dan’s debut album brought a level of sophistication and jazz to rock music that was largely new at the time. But on this record they also produced some of the best hits of the era.
Note: Steely Dan is one of those bands appearing on this list with an extremely devoted fan base very well educated in their music. I am not one of them; at best I am a casual fan. So if in my review I write something completely wrong or ignorant, apologies beforehand.
Do It Again
A really brilliant single. I might have selected a different instrument than organ for the bridge; otherwise it’s almost perfect.
Dirty Work
Is this the only hit by the band not sung by Donald Fagan? I know he was concerned about his vocals on this album (though I really like them.) In any case this is a really good hit of the era.
Kings
Jazz rock and I find the bridge nearly unlistenable. Not a fan.
Midnite Cruiser
I like this. Im pretty sure I’ve heard it on the radio. Perhaps I should have included it on the hit list?
Only A Fool Would Say That
So I’ve listened to this album 4-5 times in preparation for this write up, and this short tune has really grown on me. At first I thought, “meh, just filler” but now I think it’s a very good deep cut.
Reelin’ In The Years
For me this band’s best ever song. Love the lyrics, and especially the love the guitar by “Skunk” Baxter, a fascinating character who in later years became a missile specialist who has worked with the Pentagon and Department of Defense.
Fire In The Hole
Starts out with a great piano solo. But this sort of jazz rock is just not something I can enjoy for very long.
Brooklyn (Owes the Charmer Under ‘Me)
This is the other song not sung by Fagan. More palatable to me than the really jazzy stuff. A good deep cut.
Change of the Guard
Pretty standard pop. It’s fine.
Turn That Heartbeat Over Again
More jazz but better than Kings or Fire In the Hoke in terms of accessibility (at least for me).
Stoneworker
Footballguy
I was wondering when Steely Dan was going to appear. Count me in as a devoted fan and your comments above shed quite a lot of light on preferences in this and other lists (in a good way of course).
I've got many, many other songs ranked above Reelin' so it will be fun to compare notes.
Fyi, Midnight Cruiser was also not sung by Donald Fagen. Instead it was Jim Hodder (original drummer).
Donald Fagen had stage fright early on and was uncomfortable being a front man and so he had others perform lead vox in anticipation of touring. Of course they had so much early success that Fagen and Becker were able to stick to the studio until much later in their career.
zamboni
Footballguy
I've always wondered about Fagen's stage fright. Even when CBAT came out, they did some live performances - such as the often-cited Midnight Special gig. Maybe he did enough drugs to help him get through these or was comfortable in small venues like that stage.
BassNBrew
IBL Representative
Take it to the Shania Twain thread.
If you ever need to knock out a 9 minute interval in the gym there isn't better tune to do it to.
Gr00vus
Footballguy
They have so many great tunes, this may be my favorite of theirs (Travelin' Band and Sweet Hitchiker are up there).
Steely Dan. From Can't Buy A Thrill to Gaucho was quite the journey.
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
Aja is really the only Steely Dan album I love from start to finish, but this one has some good tunes, including Do It Again, which is one of my favorite songs ever.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
This is their best album. The only reason the Wenner types say it isn't is because of the length of Ramble Tamble and I Heard It Through the Grapevine. The latter of which my FM stations would play in addition to the five songs you mentioned. On rare occasions they would play Long As I Can See the Light as well.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Excellent record and very different from their others because they weren't STEELY DAN yet.
Skunk was a band member on this album, but the lead guitar in Reelin' in the Years was played by session player Elliott Randall. They were using session players from the very beginning, even when they were a "real" band that toured.
This is their only album that had non-Fagen lead vocals until their final record, Everything Must Go, which has one song sung by Walter Becker.
The vocals/touring thing wasn't just to do with stage fright. Fagen and Becker never wanted to be in a "real" band in the first place. They hated touring because of a disastrous experience in the '60s as members of the backing band for Jay and the Americans, and wanted to be songwriters-for-hire*. They signed with a publishing company and sent out demos. But few were interested in recording their songs because, while catchy, they were so damn weird. And they were really best suited for Fagen's unconventional but distinct voice. Since outsiders weren't really interested in recording their songs, they decided to record them themselves, and answered an ad by guitarist Denny Dias (who plays the electric sitar solo on Do It Again and stayed with them through Aja) to put a band together. Fagen did not want to be frontman, not only because he hated touring and being in the spotlight, but because he didn't think his voice had any appeal. So they hired David Palmer to be lead singer, but it became apparent that, except for Dirty Work, Midnite Cruiser, Brooklyn and Dallas (their first single, which did not appear on any album), the songs sounded better when Fagen sang them. Since he wasn't needed as much as he thought he would be, Palmer left after their first tour, and Fagen became the sole lead singer after that. They toured after their second and third albums as well, because they felt they had to, but hated every second of it, and stopped going on the road when they got big enough to not need to.
Ironically, after they reformed in the '90s, they did most of their work on the road. I think it had a lot to do with venue PA systems having advanced enough that they could sound the way they wanted to in concert. But also because it paid much better than records by that point. I saw them four times between 2006 and Walter Becker's death, and each time Fagen seemed perfectly content as frontman.
* - One of my concerts was a "rarities" show in 2010. One of the rarities they performed was a tune they wrote in the songwriters-for-hire era called American Lovers, which was recorded by Thomas Jefferson Kaye.
timschochet
Footballguy
Thanks for this. I had heard about Elliot Randall before but honestly forgotten. What’s ironic about that is that guitar solo on Reelin’ has got to be one of my all time favorites.
Charlie Steiner
Footballguy
Couldn't have said that any better myself. And I didn't.
Fun fact: Fagen stated that 'Only a Fool Would Say That' is actually a dig at John Lennon, for his song 'Imagine' and image ('champion of the masses' while living far above them, the very thing that drove Mark David Chapman to kill him years later) he was cultivating about himself at the time. Ouch.
timschochet
Footballguy
71. The Jimi Hendrix Experience- Electric Ladyland (1968)
Classic rock radio hits: All Along The Watchtower, Voodoo Child (Slight Return), Crosstown Traffic
This is a highly regarded psychedelic (acid) album that is widely seen as a foundation for much of the hard rock of the 1970s. But it’s also an exploration of blues, pop and jazz, as Hendrix exploded past the boundaries of popular music of the time. All of these tunes are studio recordings, but at least some of them were performed live before a small studio audience (as evidenced by the applause.)
…And The Gods Made Love
A short instrumental intro in which Jimi plays with sound.
Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland?)
Jimi does his best Impressions impression with this short soulful tune.
Crosstown Traffic
The album really begins here. Classic Hendrix rocker.
Voodoo Chile
Not to be confused with the later “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)”. This is a 14 minute blues masterpiece in which Jimi allows each member of the band to show off their chops, ala a jazz record. But of course the highlight is the lead guitar.
Little Miss Strange
Hendrix apparently decided to allow his British band mates to write and sing this. The result is a weird combination of Herman’s Hermits backed by some great guitar.
Long Hot Summer Night
Great deep cut. Hendrix’s vocal skills are so underrated.
Come On (Let The Good Times Roll)
More really good bluesy rock. More great guitar.
Gypsy Eyes
And another terrific deep cut. This one may have been particularly influential on 70s blues rock like Humble Pie.
Burning Of The Midnight Lamp
Classic Hendrix ballad along the lines of “Hey Joe”.
Rainy Day, Dream Away
Jimi turns to light jazz. Love how he starts this with a cough. “Hey man, take a look out the window and see what’s happening.” I swear it sounds like he’s taking drugs in the middle of the song.
1983…(A Mermaid I Should Be)
Probably not well known by the general public but this is a favorite for serious Hendrix fans. Great composition.
Moon, Turn The Tides…Gently, Gently Away
More sound experimentation.
Still Raining, Still Dreaming
The sequel to the earlier light jazz is probably the most “acid” song on this acid rock record.
House Burning Down
Did you know this guy Jimi Hendrix was a pretty good guitar player?
All Along The Watchtower
Arguably the greatest cover of all time. Jimi Hendrix takes a Bob Dylan classic and turns it into his own personal masterpiece.
Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
One of Hendrix’s most famous guitar riffs. And one of the best rock songs of the late 60s.
Classic rock radio hits: All Along The Watchtower, Voodoo Child (Slight Return), Crosstown Traffic
This is a highly regarded psychedelic (acid) album that is widely seen as a foundation for much of the hard rock of the 1970s. But it’s also an exploration of blues, pop and jazz, as Hendrix exploded past the boundaries of popular music of the time. All of these tunes are studio recordings, but at least some of them were performed live before a small studio audience (as evidenced by the applause.)
…And The Gods Made Love
A short instrumental intro in which Jimi plays with sound.
Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland?)
Jimi does his best Impressions impression with this short soulful tune.
Crosstown Traffic
The album really begins here. Classic Hendrix rocker.
Voodoo Chile
Not to be confused with the later “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)”. This is a 14 minute blues masterpiece in which Jimi allows each member of the band to show off their chops, ala a jazz record. But of course the highlight is the lead guitar.
Little Miss Strange
Hendrix apparently decided to allow his British band mates to write and sing this. The result is a weird combination of Herman’s Hermits backed by some great guitar.
Long Hot Summer Night
Great deep cut. Hendrix’s vocal skills are so underrated.
Come On (Let The Good Times Roll)
More really good bluesy rock. More great guitar.
Gypsy Eyes
And another terrific deep cut. This one may have been particularly influential on 70s blues rock like Humble Pie.
Burning Of The Midnight Lamp
Classic Hendrix ballad along the lines of “Hey Joe”.
Rainy Day, Dream Away
Jimi turns to light jazz. Love how he starts this with a cough. “Hey man, take a look out the window and see what’s happening.” I swear it sounds like he’s taking drugs in the middle of the song.
1983…(A Mermaid I Should Be)
Probably not well known by the general public but this is a favorite for serious Hendrix fans. Great composition.
Moon, Turn The Tides…Gently, Gently Away
More sound experimentation.
Still Raining, Still Dreaming
The sequel to the earlier light jazz is probably the most “acid” song on this acid rock record.
House Burning Down
Did you know this guy Jimi Hendrix was a pretty good guitar player?
All Along The Watchtower
Arguably the greatest cover of all time. Jimi Hendrix takes a Bob Dylan classic and turns it into his own personal masterpiece.
Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
One of Hendrix’s most famous guitar riffs. And one of the best rock songs of the late 60s.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
A record of stunning breath and depth and it is hard to imagine there are 70 from its era that are better.
There are no weaknesses here. Even Noel Redding's song is great psychedelic pop.
Willy
Footballguy
Same here. The guitar work on this track is awesome. I love how they have a different lick after they repeat the line are you reelin in the years...my favorite is the one at the 1:00 mark. So good.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
This would have been Top Ten for me, even given tim's parameters.
timschochet
Footballguy
I know so many people love it. And I won’t argue. But once the list is complete let me know which albums you would have dislodged.
For me, there are some weaknesses on Electric Ladyland. Obviously the best songs are as good as anything but some of the material, like the sound experimentation, Little Miss Strange, the jazz stuff, is not music I prefer to listen to over and over. Voodoo Chile is great but about 5 minutes too long with the unnecessary organ and drum solos. (Don’t get me wrong- if it was only Jimi’s guitar solo you could make it 30 minutes longer and I would love it.) And so forth. I get that I’m probably the odd man out.
I have another Jimi album on this list ranked a little higher.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
The “jazz stuff” is some of the greatest psychedelia ever created. And if you’re not interested in hearing Steve Winwood and Mitch Mitchell stretch out, that’s your loss.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
I think Ladyland was the closest Hendrix got on record to what he saw himself as at the time. I'm pretty sure which LP you're gonna have higher and I'd have it high, too. But this one is one of the most eclectic & stunning works of its era.
Anarchy99
Footballguy
I hate to keep banging the same drum, but until the entire list is revealed, it's hard for me to comment on some of the selections. As a for instance, I am a huge Elton fan. Seen him many times over the decades. But IMO, the only album of his that is worthy of a Top 100 classic rock album list is GYBR. His 70's albums were always good for 2-3 songs that got radio airplay, but I found there were usually only one or two more songs that I would listen to. IMO, many of the other album tracks were more filler than well crafted. Maybe that's due to the fact they had him cranking out new material and touring constantly to keep the cash registers ringing. IIRC, he put out 10 albums and 20 Top 40 singles in a 5-6 year stretch and 2 live albums and a greatest hits compilation mixed in. We've already seen two Elton albums, I am sure GYBR is coming, so the mystery will be if there will be others (and how many).
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Given how much Tim loves Elton, I wouldn't be surprised if it were in the top 5.
zamboni
Footballguy
And this is where the dogs of the FFA howl.
STBootleg
Footballguy
timschochet
Footballguy
My top 5 is all Elton.
timschochet
Footballguy
70. Supertramp- Breakfast In America (1979)
Classic rock radio hits: The Logical Song, Goodbye Stranger, Take The Long Way Home, Breakfast In America
I’m aware that many fans of this band do not regard this as their best album, preferring some of their earlier, more progressive works. But classic rock radio disagreed, as can be attested by the above 4 songs, all of which have been literally played to death over the last 40 years. And they’re really good. Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies understood tight melodies and writing tunes that would last.
Gone Hollywood
The opening song is an interesting and catchy deep cut. Lots going on here.
The Logical Song
Hodgson’s philosophical exploration might be the best song he’s ever written. The lyrics have a simple message but somehow they’re not trite, and there is a resonance that has lasted.
Goodbye Stranger
Just a terrific pop song by Davies. How can you not sing along no matter how many times you’ve heard it?
Breakfast In America
Misogyny for sure, but catchy as hell. More of the best pop you’re going to hear anywhere.
Oh Darling
Just a great deep cut. These two guys are really good songwriters and performers.
Take The Long Way Home
So good. Probably my personal favorite from this band. Just a great rock song from start to finish.
Lord Is It Mine
Really pretty deep cut ballad.
Just Another Nervous Wreck
Davies with yet ANOTHER fine rock song. I’d forgotten how solid the deep cuts are on this record.
Casual Conversations
This one seems like filler. Not bad though.
Child of Vision
The album closes with prog rock.
Classic rock radio hits: The Logical Song, Goodbye Stranger, Take The Long Way Home, Breakfast In America
I’m aware that many fans of this band do not regard this as their best album, preferring some of their earlier, more progressive works. But classic rock radio disagreed, as can be attested by the above 4 songs, all of which have been literally played to death over the last 40 years. And they’re really good. Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies understood tight melodies and writing tunes that would last.
Gone Hollywood
The opening song is an interesting and catchy deep cut. Lots going on here.
The Logical Song
Hodgson’s philosophical exploration might be the best song he’s ever written. The lyrics have a simple message but somehow they’re not trite, and there is a resonance that has lasted.
Goodbye Stranger
Just a terrific pop song by Davies. How can you not sing along no matter how many times you’ve heard it?
Breakfast In America
Misogyny for sure, but catchy as hell. More of the best pop you’re going to hear anywhere.
Oh Darling
Just a great deep cut. These two guys are really good songwriters and performers.
Take The Long Way Home
So good. Probably my personal favorite from this band. Just a great rock song from start to finish.
Lord Is It Mine
Really pretty deep cut ballad.
Just Another Nervous Wreck
Davies with yet ANOTHER fine rock song. I’d forgotten how solid the deep cuts are on this record.
Casual Conversations
This one seems like filler. Not bad though.
Child of Vision
The album closes with prog rock.
falguy
Inconceivable!
Love this album. Lord is it Mine is a fabulous song and the first 2 minutes of Child of Vision is spectacular. The big4 have been heard a million times but I still enjoy them.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
We had a friend in college who was obviously not a big music guy - who had three cassette tapes in his dorm room. One was "The California Raisins Greatest Hits", one was "Beatlemania: Original Soundtrack" and one for some odd reason was Stryper's "Black and Yellow Attack".
When we would make fun of him about the first two, he'd get defensive and say "they're good songs" and we'd laugh and say, why not just buy a Motown or Beatles album then?
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zamboni
Footballguy
No arguments here - really strong album. And those penguins
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
Crime of the Century is obviously their best album, but Breakfast in America is good as well. If nothing else, it is impressive that the album still has four songs that get played on classic rock radio (considering this isn't LZ, Floyd, The Who or the Stones).
northern exposure
Footballguy
I think you can make an argument for Even in the Quietest Moments... being their best album.
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Raging weasel
Footballguy
When I was 13-14 I called in to WABX in Detroit to request a song. Was caller whatever and won 3 albums- Breakfast in America, Cheap Trick Live at Budakan and Kiss Dynasty. Had never heard of Supertramp at the time but it turned out to be my fav of the three.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
I like them all even KISS Dynasty (although I haven’t listened to that one in years and have no desire to).
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
I admitted it in a music draft, but I actually heard KISS’ cover of 2000 Man before I heard the Stones’ original.
Raging weasel
Footballguy
I probably did too. First Stones album I bought was Tattoo You
Zegras11
Footballguy
I like these and Crisis ahead of America. America is just too commercial.
Piano solo towards the end of Another Man's Woman was one of the best solo's I've ever seen live. That was at Universal.
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
I wouldn't make that argument, but I know some would. I dislike Lover Boy and am sick and tired of Give a Little Bit. I do love the title track, From Now On and Fool's Overture, however.
timschochet
Footballguy
69. Heart- Dreamboat Annie (1976)
Classic rock radio hits: Magic Man, Crazy On You, Dreamboat Annie
One of the great debut albums of all time, it made the Wilson sisters instant superstars in a hard rock world that was around 99% male. But as great as they were, much of this record’s brilliance is due to the extraordinary guitar playing of Roger Fisher.
Magic Man
From the opening guitar note, this is one of the most memorable songs ever in classic rock. The singing is pitch perfect, the guitar solo is legendary, what’s not to love?
Dreamboat Annie (Fantasy Child)
A short version of the title song- see below.
Crazy On You
Everything I wrote about Magic Man pretty much applies here as well, except this song also has some great opening acoustic guitar work which I believe is by Nancy Wilson (at least she always performs it live.)
Soul Of The Sea
Really pretty deep cut ballad which sounds a little like Christine McVie. The bridge is strange, however.
Dreamboat Annie
This catchy ballad is timeless, and longer than the earlier version- but still pretty short.
White Lightning and Wine
Generic hard rock of the era, but more great guitar playing, more great vocals.
(Love Me Like Music) I’ll Be Your Song
Another Heart classic. This one features some sublime harmony by the sisters.
Sing Child
This might be considered filler except for a really good opening guitar riff and some of Ann’s best flute work- shades of Ian Anderson!
How Deep It Goes
This was actually the first single released from the album- apparently the record executives thought it was the band’s best chance at a hit! It’s a fine rocker but nothing compared to the tunes above that made them stars.
Dreamboat Annie (reprise)
Just in case you’re not tired of this tune yet (actually I’m not) here is yet a third version, a little bit slower, with keyboards and some lush orchestration.
Classic rock radio hits: Magic Man, Crazy On You, Dreamboat Annie
One of the great debut albums of all time, it made the Wilson sisters instant superstars in a hard rock world that was around 99% male. But as great as they were, much of this record’s brilliance is due to the extraordinary guitar playing of Roger Fisher.
Magic Man
From the opening guitar note, this is one of the most memorable songs ever in classic rock. The singing is pitch perfect, the guitar solo is legendary, what’s not to love?
Dreamboat Annie (Fantasy Child)
A short version of the title song- see below.
Crazy On You
Everything I wrote about Magic Man pretty much applies here as well, except this song also has some great opening acoustic guitar work which I believe is by Nancy Wilson (at least she always performs it live.)
Soul Of The Sea
Really pretty deep cut ballad which sounds a little like Christine McVie. The bridge is strange, however.
Dreamboat Annie
This catchy ballad is timeless, and longer than the earlier version- but still pretty short.
White Lightning and Wine
Generic hard rock of the era, but more great guitar playing, more great vocals.
(Love Me Like Music) I’ll Be Your Song
Another Heart classic. This one features some sublime harmony by the sisters.
Sing Child
This might be considered filler except for a really good opening guitar riff and some of Ann’s best flute work- shades of Ian Anderson!
How Deep It Goes
This was actually the first single released from the album- apparently the record executives thought it was the band’s best chance at a hit! It’s a fine rocker but nothing compared to the tunes above that made them stars.
Dreamboat Annie (reprise)
Just in case you’re not tired of this tune yet (actually I’m not) here is yet a third version, a little bit slower, with keyboards and some lush orchestration.
New Binky the Doormat
Footballguy
I was a senior in HS when this came out - and it was big. Crazy On You is such a rocker - and got to see them up close at the Columbus Agora (I mean real close ...stood directly in front of Nancy)
great venue - here is a picture of the stage and audience at the Columbus Agora (happens to be Rush)
great venue - here is a picture of the stage and audience at the Columbus Agora (happens to be Rush)
zamboni
Footballguy
That is sick.I was a senior in HS when this came out - and it was big. Crazy On You is such a rocker - and got to see them up close at the Columbus Agora (I mean real close ...stood directly in front of Nancy)
great venue - here is a picture of the stage and audience at the Columbus Agora (happens to be Rush)
Amazing how close you could get to the bands back in those days.
zamboni
Footballguy
Also nice to see that Kurt Cobain was such a big Rush fan. :(That is sick.I was a senior in HS when this came out - and it was big. Crazy On You is such a rocker - and got to see them up close at the Columbus Agora (I mean real close ...stood directly in front of Nancy)
great venue - here is a picture of the stage and audience at the Columbus Agora (happens to be Rush)
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
Dreamboat Annie is terrific from start to finish. Definitely one of the best debut albums ever. Heart many more great songs over the years, but they never made another album that touched the consistent high quality of this one.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Fantastic record. Probably not something I'd name if I had to rattle off a list like this without preparation, but that's on me.
rockaction
Footballguy
"Crazy On You" and its live rendition preserved on YouTube gave me an adult crush on Dreamboat Annie from back in the day.
That song rocks. Ann is beautiful. What a combination of voice and attractiveness she is!
That song rocks. Ann is beautiful. What a combination of voice and attractiveness she is!
timschochet
Footballguy
68. Queen- News Of The World (1977)
Classic Rock Radio Hits: We Will Rock You, We Are The Champions, Spread Your Wings, It’s Late
As a kid this creepy album cover scared the hell out me. What the heck is that robot up to? The music, however, was anything but frightening: some of this band’s finest songs are right here.
We Will Rock You
Arguably the most well known song in classic rock history. Of course the hand clapping is iconic and remains a staple at a million sporting venues, but for me it’s that guitar solo at the end that makes this such a great listen.
We Are The Champions
The lyrics are shtick and silly but somehow this legendary tune always seems to work no matter how many times you hear it.
Sheer Heart Attack
Queen had an earlier album, from 1973, with this title. It’s an extremely good album. This song not so much.
All Dead, All Dead
Gorgeous deep cut ballad written and sung by May. Really pretty.
Spread Your Wings
One of Queen’s best ever anthems. And a great song along.
Fight From The Inside
Throw away filler.
Get Down, Make Love
Like “Tie Your Mother Down” this was a fan favorite at clients. An excellent rocker.
Sleeping On the Sidewalk
Boogie woogie blues tune by May. I always enjoy this.
Who Needs You
Catchy tune reminiscent of some of Paul McCartney’s solo stuff,
It’s Late
Perhaps the most underrated Queen song ever, and my favorite song on the album. So great.
My Melancholy Blues
This excellent jazz ballad is one of Freddie Mercury’s best vocal performances, IMO.
Classic Rock Radio Hits: We Will Rock You, We Are The Champions, Spread Your Wings, It’s Late
As a kid this creepy album cover scared the hell out me. What the heck is that robot up to? The music, however, was anything but frightening: some of this band’s finest songs are right here.
We Will Rock You
Arguably the most well known song in classic rock history. Of course the hand clapping is iconic and remains a staple at a million sporting venues, but for me it’s that guitar solo at the end that makes this such a great listen.
We Are The Champions
The lyrics are shtick and silly but somehow this legendary tune always seems to work no matter how many times you hear it.
Sheer Heart Attack
Queen had an earlier album, from 1973, with this title. It’s an extremely good album. This song not so much.
All Dead, All Dead
Gorgeous deep cut ballad written and sung by May. Really pretty.
Spread Your Wings
One of Queen’s best ever anthems. And a great song along.
Fight From The Inside
Throw away filler.
Get Down, Make Love
Like “Tie Your Mother Down” this was a fan favorite at clients. An excellent rocker.
Sleeping On the Sidewalk
Boogie woogie blues tune by May. I always enjoy this.
Who Needs You
Catchy tune reminiscent of some of Paul McCartney’s solo stuff,
It’s Late
Perhaps the most underrated Queen song ever, and my favorite song on the album. So great.
My Melancholy Blues
This excellent jazz ballad is one of Freddie Mercury’s best vocal performances, IMO.
rockaction
Footballguy
Two instantly recognizable cultural touchstones for our generation. I wonder if the Zoomers know them outside of sporting arenas.
zamboni
Footballguy
One of the first albums I ever purchased - wore it out like crazy, and is indeed one of the most memorable album covers in rock history. In hindsight, to me it's very good but not great, but really spotlights their '70s versatility. "Spread Your Wings" to me is indeed a top 10 song of theirs, and I'm probably not being generous enough.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
this - I like this album a lot but I think it's too high here. I guess being a bit tired of the two big hits (often played back to back) doesn't help.
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